Description
This middle tier red wine drinks waaaaay more serious than its position in the heirarchy would assume. In a tasting of the entire portfolio last summer, the 2015 version of this wine asserted its serious stuffing and character, big time. This is as good as it gets for the money in the higher toned, flavor intense yet light in alcohol red wines of Ribeiro; this offers serious complexity. Reference point worthy here, and fwiw, the highest scoring Torna Dos Pasás yet……
“The red 2016 A Torna Dos Pasás is a blend of 40% Brancellao, Caíño Longo, Ferrol and Caíño Redondo with only 12% alcohol. It fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel and matured in 300-liter oak barrels for 12 months before bottling. There is a great improvement in the reds, which feel more elegant and less rustic, while keeping the character and chalky tannins from the granite soils and the tension they deliver. The aromas and flavors are quite pure and defined, and there is very nice balance. I’m looking forward to the following Escolma red. 8,000 bottles and 150 magnums were filled in November 2017 and released one year later.” 93 Luis Gutierrez
